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Vauxhall - Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended

Official notice

28 Dec 2016

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Vauxhall - Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended. Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended Published 2016-12-28.

What to do now

On affected vehicles replace passenger air bag module.

Units affected

1,745

Recall number

R-2016-274

Official notice

2016-12-28

The hazard

Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

ASTRA

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Affected products

Product 1

VAUXHALL ASTRA

Units affected

1,745

Risk / hazard

Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Vauxhall

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Vauxhall. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2016-274

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2016-274

Campaign number

16-C-092

Units affected

1,745

Classification

DVSA recall R-2016-274

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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